It seems like there are quite a number of rumours that fly
around every now and then across different threads, with anything
from rumours of decomissioned buses being used for training
purposes by the military to speculation of new bus routes, etc. I
decided to start such a thread so that fellow forumers can post any
bus rumours they may have heard and get it confrimed or debunked.
Moderators might want to sticky this thread.
Also guys, please: keep things civil, keep a cool head, and keep
an open mind. There will sure be a lot of absurd claims running
around here, but until it is confrimed or debunked by a reliable
source, keep all possibilities open. Sometimes, the most absurd
thing might turn out to be true, while something that sounds rather
possible is actually a myth.
And to begin, here are some rumours (a few old ones, and one
recent one from another thread) that I have heard:
1.
Claim: a decomissioned Volvo B57 bus is stored inside Pasir Laba
military camp for training purposes.
Status: unconfrimed
Sadly, there's no wasy way for anyone to either confrim or
debunk this rumour. Pasir Laba Camp is a military installation and
is hence off-limits to most people; even military personnel might
not be able to confrim this as they may not have the chance to come
across it (Pasir Laba Camp is an extremely large military
installation). However, it might be possible to check with SBS
Transit if they gave any buses to the military in the mid-1990s
(around the time when the Volvo B57 was being withdrawn), though
this query might come across to them as suspicious, as anything
involving the military tend to be regarded as sensitive
matters.
2.
A bendy bus was deployed on route 858 several years ago to test
the viability of bendy buses on Changi Airport routes.
Status: conflicting reports
I have been rather confused by this one for some time. On one
hand, I hear people saying this never happened, and on the other I
hear that it did happen, but the bus was struck at Changi Airport.
It is not clear if the bus was on-service or not, as this is one of
the many conflicting details. Someone please clear the air once and
for all.
3.
Air-conditioned buses were deployed on Jurong Industrial
Services before all but two of them (routes 246 and 251) officially
gained partial air-con status.
Status: needs reliable backing
This was from someone's personal accounts; a Volvo B10M MK IV
deployed on one of the routes (route 252 if I remember) before it
officially got air-conditioned buses. I heard about this before I
went on my hiatus, and I remember everyone being very suspicious of
the person who shared the account (can't remember who though). I
never knew if someone ultimately backed it up with something
reliable (bus captain accounts, etc.); can someone confrim
this?
4. The super-long Volvo B10M was deployed on a route other than
route 62 recently (long after it's trial around various bus routes)
- route 34 if I'm not wrong.
Status: unconfrimed
This was from someone's personal account (step forward please if
you are the one who made this originally): Volvo B10M Superlong
(SBS 997A) cameoing on a route other than 62, which it has struck
to for a very long time - even before it was extended to Punggol
but cut back to Geylang Lorong 1. This rumour was also from before
I went on my hiatus, and no one believed that guy. I'm giving this
rumour another chance to be reliabily confrimed or debunked.
Hey y nt DT on 161? haha dun post i just kidding onli